One Year Bible

Ezekiel 27:1-28:26

A Lament for Tyre

1 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre. 3Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says:

You have said, O Tyre,

‘I am perfect in beauty.’

4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas;

your builders perfected your beauty.

5 They constructed all your planking

with cypress from Senir.

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

6 Of oaks from Bashan

they made your oars;

of wood from the coasts of Cyprus

they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.

7 Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt

they made your sail,

which served as your banner.

Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah

they made your awning.

8 The men of Sidon and Arvad

were your oarsmen.

Your men of skill, O Tyre,

were there as your captains.

9 The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights,

repairing your leaks.

All the ships of the sea and their sailors

came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

10 Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put

served as warriors in your army.

They hung their shields and helmets on your walls;

they gave you splendor.

11 Men of Arvad and Helech

manned your walls all around,

and the men of Gammad

were in your towers.

They hung their shields around your walls;

they perfected your beauty.

12 Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

14 The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.

15 The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

16 Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.

17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.

18 Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar, 19and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.

20 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.

23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad. 24In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.

25 The ships of Tarshish

carried your merchandise.

And you were filled with heavy cargo

in the heart of the sea.

26 Your oarsmen have brought you

onto the high seas,

but the east wind will shatter you

in the heart of the sea.

27 Your wealth, wares, and merchandise,

your sailors, captains, and shipwrights,

your merchants and all the warriors within you,

with all the other people on board,

will sink into the heart of the sea

on the day of your downfall.

28 The countryside will shake

when your sailors cry out.

29 All who handle the oars

will abandon their ships.

The sailors and all the captains of the sea

will stand on the shore.

30 They will raise their voices for you

and cry out bitterly.

They will throw dust on their heads

and roll in ashes.

31 They will shave their heads for you

and wrap themselves in sackcloth.

They will weep over you

with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

32 As they wail and mourn over you,

they will take up a lament for you:

‘Who was ever like Tyre,

silenced in the middle of the sea?

33 When your wares went out to sea,

you satisfied many nations.

You enriched the kings of the earth

with your abundant wealth and merchandise.

34 Now you are shattered by the seas

in the depths of the waters;

your merchandise and the people among you

have gone down with you.

35 All the people of the coastlands

are appalled over you.

Their kings shudder with fear;

their faces are contorted.

36 Those who trade among the nations

hiss at you;

you have come to a horrible end

and will be no more.’”

A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says:

Your heart is proud,

and you have said,

‘I am a god;

I sit in the seat of gods

in the heart of the sea.’

Yet you are a man and not a god,

though you have regarded your heart

as that of a god.

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;

no secret is hidden from you!

4 By your wisdom and understanding

you have gained your wealth

and amassed gold and silver

for your treasuries.

5 By your great skill in trading

you have increased your wealth,

but your heart has grown proud

because of it.

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:

Because you regard your heart

as the heart of a god,

7 behold, I will bring foreigners against you,

the most ruthless of nations.

They will draw their swords

against the beauty of your wisdom

and will defile your splendor.

8 They will bring you down to the Pit,

and you will die a violent death

in the heart of the seas.

9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’

in the presence of those who slay you?

You will be only a man, not a god,

in the hands of those who wound you.

10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised

at the hands of foreigners.

For I have spoken,

declares the Lord GOD.”

A Lament for the King of Tyre

11 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘You were the seal of perfection,

full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 You were in Eden,

the garden of God.

Every kind of precious stone adorned you:

ruby, topaz, and diamond,

beryl, onyx, and jasper,

sapphire, turquoise, and emerald.

Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold,

prepared on the day of your creation.

14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,

for I had ordained you.

You were on the holy mountain of God;

you walked among the fiery stones.

15 From the day you were created

you were blameless in your ways—

until wickedness was found in you.

16 By the vastness of your trade,

you were filled with violence, and you sinned.

So I drove you in disgrace

from the mountain of God,

and I banished you, O guardian cherub,

from among the fiery stones.

17 Your heart grew proud of your beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor;

so I cast you to the earth;

I made you a spectacle before kings.

18 By the multitude of your iniquities

and the dishonesty of your trading

you have profaned your sanctuaries.

So I made fire come from within you,

and it consumed you.

I reduced you to ashes on the ground

in the eyes of all who saw you.

19 All the nations who know you

are appalled over you.

You have come to a horrible end

and will be no more.’”

A Prophecy against Sidon

20 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. 22And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,

and I will be glorified within you.

They will know that I am the Lord

when I execute judgments against her

and demonstrate My holiness through her.

23 I will send a plague against her

and shed blood in her streets;

the slain will fall within her,

while the sword is against her on every side.

Then they will know that I am the Lord.

24 For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

The Restoration of Israel

(Jeremiah 30:1–17)

25 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations.

Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob. 26And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”

Hebrews 11:17-31

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar . He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, 18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” 19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

The Faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph

(Genesis 27–50)

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.

The Faith of Moses

(Exodus 2–15; Acts 7:20–22)

23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. 26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. 28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn .

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

The Faith of Many

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

Psalm 111:1-10

Majestic Is His Work

1 Hallelujah!

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart

in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

2 Great are the works of the Lord;

they are pondered by all who delight in them.

3 Splendid and majestic is His work;

His righteousness endures forever.

4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and compassionate.

5 He provides food for those who fear Him;

He remembers His covenant forever.

6 He has shown His people the power of His works

by giving them the inheritance of the nations.

7 The works of His hands are truth and justice;

all His precepts are trustworthy.

8 They are upheld forever and ever,

enacted in truth and uprightness.

9 He has sent redemption to His people;

He has ordained His covenant forever;

holy and awesome is His name.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding.

His praise endures forever!

Proverbs 27:15-16

15 A constant dripping on a rainy day

and a contentious woman are alike —

16 restraining her is like holding back the wind

or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

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One Year Bible

Ezekiel 27:1-28:26

Hebrews 11:17-31

Psalm 111:1-10

Proverbs 27:15-16